Having said all that ---- having virtual tours on a web site is one thing, but having them work 'for' you rather than 'against' you is another matter.  There are four essential factors that decide the success or lack of success of a site featuring panoramas.  In no particular order, they are:  1)  Top quality images;  2)  fast load time of the image 3) a high quality 'viewer', to display the images and 4) a viewer that is simple and easy to use.  i.e. User Friendly!

Panoramas Plus has produced nearly a thousand panoramas and virtual tours since 1998.  It has been our experience, time and again, that sites having all four factors experience a much higher level of success with their virtual tours than those that only have 1, 2 or 3 of them.

An example of an auto panning 360o Panorama -- Sapphire Beach on St. Thomas, USVI-- Featuring 360 Degrees of Freedom® Java Applet panorama viewer (The smoothest panorama viewer available today!)     By using 360 Degrees of Freedom's® Java Applet panorama viewer, it loads automatically and the panorama is viewable on any browser that supports Java. (Netscape® 3.0 and higher, Internet Explorer® 3.0 and higher, Neoplanet® 2.0, etc.).  No need to send your visitor off your site to download and then install a Plug-in.  Plus, the Panorama images are small in file size -- less than 100K!!  Therefore there are no long waits while large images load before viewing it!   Bottom line:  It's EASY for your client to view your panoramas or take a 'walk through' tour of the property!